The founding of Rome

There are two legends that exist about the finding of Rome. The first one is a classical tale about two brothers Romolus and Remus. According to the story, they were left on the banks of the Tiber River, and were found by a wolf. They were raised by a shepherd. Together, they made a decision to build a great city, around the 700s B.C.E. However, they got into many arguments. One day, Remus started mocking a wall/fortress that his brother was building. Romolus got extremely angry, and killed his brother. He, then, later found the great city of Rome. The other tale was written as an epic poem by one of Rome's great poets, called Virgil. According to Virgil, Aenaes, a great Trojan hero, came to Italy (the mouth of the Tiber River), when Troy got captured by Greece. Then, he married a Latin princess, and united the two kingdoms. However, the truth is that historians are not really sure about how Rome was found. The most accpeted theory is that the Latins lived together on the hills of Italy around 1000 B.C.E.They farmed the land, and built small huts. Around the 800 B.C.E. the small Latin communities started joining together for protection, building the foundations of Rome. The Etruscars (people who came from Etruria, in the north of Italy) took control of Rome in 650 B.C.E. They got very rich by mining and trading, as they were excellent metal-workers. They developed and influenced Rome greatly. They built the first wooden and brick houses in Rome, and built the first streets and temples.

     
The two pictures show the epic poet, Virgil, as well as the two brothers Romolus and Remus who supposedly got raised by a wolf and shepherd.